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GARMENT Filed June 9, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor 584/1? oln sf A iiomeus Jan. 24, 1939. FORREST 2,144,875

GARMENT Filed June 9, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 In venfor Eve/ 0 o vwesi A itorneys Patented Jan. 24, 1939 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE 'm-Brooklyn, N. Y. Mention June 9, 1938, Serial No. 212.819

ment may be expeditiously converted from a coat to a cape and vice versa.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a convertible garment of the aforementioned character which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, attractive in appearance and which may be manufactured at low cost. All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following speciflcation, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention, showing the garment as a cape.

Figure 2 is a perspective view illustrating the garment as a coat.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the article, showing the garment spread out flat.

Figure 4 is a view in side elevation of the invention.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a substantially segmental sheet of any suitable material and size which is designated generally by the reference numeral I. The sheet I has formed centrally therein an open neck receiving opening provided with a collar 2. The substantial shape of the sheet I is illustrated to advantage .in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

Still referring to Fig. 3 of the drawings, it will be seen that the sheet I has extending thereinto from the periphery thereof a plurality of spaced, substantially V-shaped notches or recesses 3 dividing said sheet into a plurality of segments. These segments provide duplicate front portion 4, a back portion 8 and duplicate combination side and sleeve portions I between said front and back portions 4- and B, respectively.

Suitable separable'fasteners l are provided on the front edges of the portions 4. The reference numeral 9 designates slide fasteners of the usual form through the medium of which the free side portions of the segments 4, 5 and 6, which are formed by the recesses 3, may be detachably connected ina manner to close said recesses, as when is the garment is being worn as a cape, or which are adapted to coact with each other to form a coat when desired.

It is thought that the manner of converting the garment from a cape to a coat and vice versa will be readily apparent from a consideration of the 5 foregoing. When a cape is desired, as seen in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the adjacent side edges of all of the portions 4, 5 and l are Joined together through the medium of the slide fasteners 9 in a manner to close the substantially v-shaped 1o recesses 3. Of course, any other suitable fasteners may be provided for this purpose. The gannent is then placed over the shoulders in the usual manner and the front thereof closed by connecting the fastener elements 8. By leaving 15 one or both of the front fasteners 9, which connect the portions 4 and 6, partially open arm holes or slits it (see Fig. 1) may be had in the cape. When a coat is desired, as seen in Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawings, the free sid'e portions of all of the portions 4, 5 and 6 are first disconnected from each other (see Fig. 3). The side edges of the portions 6 are then turned under, brought together and connected through the medium of the elements 9 thereon in a manner to form sleeves. This brings together the adjacent edges of the front and back portions 4 and 5 which are then connected by the fastener elements 9 thereon. The garment may be thus converted either before or after it is put on. 80

It is believed that the many advantages of a convertible garment constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although a preferred embodiment of said garment is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

l. A garment comprising a flexible sheet open 40 at the front and having a neck opening therein communicating with the open front thereof, said sheet further having a plurality of cuts extending thereinto and terminating in spaced relation to the neck opening, said cuts providing substantially duplicate front portions, a back portion and substantially duplicate sleeve portions between said front and back portions, cooperating fastening elements on the sleeve portions for detachably securing the sides of said sleeve portions together, and cooperating fastening means on the front and back portions for detachably securing same together to form a garment having sleeves, the fastening means on the back portion cooperating with certain of said elements and I]v the fastening meamon the front portions cooperating with the others of said elements to form a sleeveless garment.

2. A garment comprising a substantially segmental sheet having a neck opening therein, said sheet further having a plurality of substantially V-shaped cuts extending radially thereinto from the periphery thereof and terminating in spaced relation to the neck opening, the cuts dividing the sheet into a plurality of segments providing front portions, a back portion andsleeve portions between said front and back portions, co-

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